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Collyer Bristow LLP

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : London (Firms)


Collyer Bristow LLP

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About

Provided by Collyer Bristow LLP

Collyer Bristow's Private Wealth team assists wealthy individuals, families, typically entrepreneurial and international, and family offices in building businesses, preparing for succession, managing homes, dealing with investments, resolving family issues, protecting their privacy and fulfilling their philanthropic aims. Specialists in:

  • Contentious trusts & probate
  • Charity & philanthropy
  • Employment law for employees
  • Family & Divorce
  • Family offices
  • Immigration
  • International tax, trusts & estate planning
  • Luxury asset acquisition & disposal
  • Probate
  • Residential property
  • Resealing foreign grants of probate
  • Tax disputes & investigations
  • UK trusts, tax & estate planning
  • Wills & succession planning

Industries (3)

  • private wealth
  • media, art & culture
  • charity & philanthropy

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Collyer Bristow advises wealthy individuals and families on matters relating to tax, trusts and wealth structuring. It also provides residency advice for international high net worth clients.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Collyer Bristow has a strong team with great leadership at the top. The individuals are very responsive to clients' needs, are very commercially aware and have a strong commercial understanding.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Collyer Bristow’s department stands out for its combination of technical excellence, thoughtful judgement and genuinely client-focused service. The lawyers demonstrate a consistently high level of legal expertise, underpinned by careful analysis and practical problem-solving.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Without fail, all members of staff go above and beyond to provide their advice in a timely and accessible way. They are a dedicated and experienced team and are very good at distilling difficult areas into practical advice.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • The team I work with at Collyer Bristow are excellent. They are committed, very knowledgeable on the technical tax issues and very easy to work with.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Daniel Simon
    Band 5Daniel Simon

    Daniel Simon

    Daniel Simon advises wealthy international and domestic clients on complex wealth structuring matters. He is also senior partner at Collyer Bristow.

    • Daniel is a wonderful lawyer and a delight to work with.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Daniel Simon has years of experience, brings a great level of gravitas to the table with clients and has a sense of humour. He always brings highly creative and interesting ideas.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Daniel Simon is very impressive and really advocates well for his clients.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 5Peter Daniel
    Band 5Peter Daniel

    Peter Daniel

    Peter Daniel leads Collyer Bristow's private wealth practice and regularly advises high net worth individuals and families on tax and estate planning and trusts.

    • Peter has a truly sophisticated practice and is extremely well versed in the substantive law. He is a great client-facing lawyer.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Peter is very intelligent.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Peter's advice is very practical and solution-driven. He understands the pressures clients and advisers are under and gets to the point, communicating clearly in a very complex and ever-changing area.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Up and ComingAidan Grant
    Up and ComingAidan Grant

    Aidan Grant

    Aidan Grant advises on cross-border estate planning, pre-immigration planning, and tax and trusts, with a particular focus on US/UK matters.

    • Aidan brings a huge wealth of knowledge and has established himself as one of the leading US/UK private client practitioners.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Aidan is incredibly responsive. He's a joy to work with lawyer-to-lawyer, and clients love him.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

Ranked Individuals at Collyer Bristow LLP (3)

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